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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1917. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... 17; In the Goods of Dobson, L. R. 1 P. & D. 88; In the Goods of Thorne, 4 Sw. & Tr. 36; Likefield v. Likefield, 82 Ky. 589, 56 Am. Rep. 908; Bradford v. Bradford, 4 Ky. Law Rep. 947; Shipwith v. Cabell, 19 Grat. (Va.) 758, 782-784; French v. French, 14 W. Va. 458, 502. Decree reversed. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS IN WILL BY REFERENCE Appeal Of William Jennings Bryan, Et Al., From Probate 77 Conn. 240 (1904) Appeal by William Jennings Bryan, individually and as trustee, from a decree of the Superior Court for New Haven County which affirmed a decree of the Probate Court refusing to approve a writing as part of the will of Philo S. Bennett, deceased. (Affirmed.) The facts are stated in the opinion. Torrance, Ch. J., delivered the opinion of the court: The court of probate for the district of New Haven approved and admitted to probate a certain writing as the last will of Philo S. Bennett, deceased. That will contained, as its twelfth clause, the following: "I give and bequeath unto my wife, Grace Imogene Bennett, the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in trust, however, for the purposes set forth in a sealed letter which will be found with this will." At the time this will was offered for probate, there were also offered for probate, as a part of it, under the twelfth clause of the will, two writings hereinafter referred to as exhibits B and C. The court of probate refused to approve or admit to probate as parts of said will each and both of these exhibits, and from that part of its decree an appeal was taken to the superior court by William J. Bryan, individually and as trustee under the will, as he claims it to be. The will admitted to probate is, in the record, called "exhibit A," while exhibits B and C are letters which, as the appellant claims, cons...
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